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iU M B E R J A Northern Arizona University • Flagstaff, Arizona
Vblume 88, Issue 7 0 COPYKIGHT1993 Wednesday, March 3,1993
scholarships
allowed
By John Die
The Lumberjack
A federal court recently upheld the right
of the U.S. Department of Education to
allow scholarships based solely on race at
tax-supported colleges.
But the number of scholarships based on
race alone at NAU is relatively small, said
James Pritchard, director of financial aid.
“We attach financial need to most of our
scholarships," Pritchard said.
At the iIjvjs l, f lA & jffe n s total of two o r
three scnolarsrups thatare solely race-baaed,
Pritchard said.
Scholarships based on race alone may
provide minority students the opportunity
for education they deserve, Pritchard said.
T his may be the incentive that would
draw underrepresented students to higher
education, and help them to realize their
fullest potential,r Pritchard said.
Frank Granillo, director of scholarshi psat
Arizona State University, said, “Race-based
scholarships, in conjunction with the uni­versity,
the community and the private sec­tor,
offer scholarships to attract under-rep­resented
students to the campus."
Granillo estimates that minority students
make up 15 percent of the ASU student
body. „
“It’s just one of many types of different
scholarships we offer,” Granillo said.
Scholarships based solely on race make up
about 2 percent of the scholarshipdoUarsASU
awards each year, Granillo said.
Phyllis Banister, director of financial aid
at the University of Arizona, said, “We pro­vide
a very broad range of differen t awards.
I’ve seen very few awards based solely on
ethnic background.*
Banister said although UA does not offer
a large number of race-based scholarships,
they are helpful to minority students who
are struggling financially.
“Race-based scholarships are just one way
togive und errepresen ted students a chance
to attend a college that they might not have
had otherwise,” Banister said.
Jazz notes Chris Moody/The Lumberjack.
Wynton Marsalis, left, on trumpet and Wycllff Gordon, right, on trombone play to a full houaa In Ardrsy
Auditorium Monday night Marsalis and his saptat played modern and classics! Jazz as well ss Bkiss.
Gay lifestyles conflict with campus housing
By Tiffany Palmer
The' Lumbeijstck
Molly Russell, ajunior elementary special educa­tion
major, to Id her roommate she was a lesbian right
from the start— and came home to an empty room
in McConneD Hall.
“One minute everything was fine and the next
minute she was gone," Russell said.
Roommate situations can often be difficult, but
when sexuality becomes an issue situations can be
uncomfortable for everyone involved.
IfNAU is con sistent with the national estimate, 600
gays and lesbians are now living on campus. Ten
percent of the population is estimated to be g»y or
lesbian,and the figure is even higher when bisexuals
are mchided.
Last Thursday, Ryan Clark, a senior sociology and
political science major, moved from his room in
Hanky Hall to McConneD Hall
Q ark is gay and said roommates treat him differ*
endywhen he is open and honest with them.
Besides stares, the undertones of what people
really think are becoming a concern.
"You kind of wonder under the surface if that’s
really the problem, * Clark said.
Q ark said on the outside people say they are
comfortable with it, but then act differently.
"He stopped changing in front o f me," Clark said.
“Like I was going to jum p him o r something.'*
Having to idqm has disrupted his fife and his
counework, Q ark said. I t throws you completely
o f f f o a f ”
Gays and lesbians are not the only students on
campus con fircn ting challenges when it to comes to
roommates. Straight students as well have to handle
the issue.
Alex Chambers, a freshman environmental sci­ence
major, is Mr* t^ht, but has many friends thatare
“I think the biggest problem in residence halls is
people making assumptions,"he said. T hey assume
that because I have gay friends that I’m gay also.”
Chambers’ roommate moved r n the third week
o f school this semester. Now Chambers, a Tinsley
resident, has his own room.
Derek Stooks, ajunior psychology major, was on
the other side of the fence. Last year, he lived in
Sechrist Hall with a roommate who is gay.
Stooks agreed to having him move in with him. “I
didn't know he was gay,” he said.
Stooks said everything went fine at first “After he
told me things went downhill.
“Ever since he told me, he became much more
what I consider in terms, homosexual. He started
bringing guys up to the room more, leaving out his
Stooks said what bothered him most is what people
would perceive ofhim. “When they knew that I knew
he was gay and I was stiH rooming with him, then they
really started getting on my case about it.”
Stooks said he was harassed for having a gay room­mate.
“1 started to get phone calls, ‘Is this the fog's
S « GAYS, Page 6
$7.4 million dig
By Casey DeLorme
SpeciaJ to The Lumberjack
The Sierra Club and four other environmental groups
continue to block NAU archeologists f r c n pursuing ?. $7.4
million dig in Ridges Basin, Colo.
Funded by the U.S. Bureau o f Reclamation, the university is
contracted to capture and protect American Indian artifacts
before the Bureau of Reclamation re-routes the Animas and
La Plata rivers through the Ridges Basin to reservations
located in the southwest com er of Colorado.
Animas-La Plata is part of a federal government/Am erican
Indian water-rights setdem ent that mandates that the Animas
and La Plata rivers will reach the Southern Ute and Ute tribes
by the end of the century.
Environmental groups are trying to block the project on
grounds that it does not comply with federal environmental-protection
Laws and needs permits under the Clean Water Act.
DrewCaputo, an attorney for the Sierra Club Legal Defense
Fund, a non-profit law firm representing the concerns of
See DIG, Page 6
Students, legislators
face off with call-in
Bv Lukas Ve huh
Tne Lumbeijack
Controversy is brewing at the Capitol because of students
calling the state Legislature as part of an Associated Students of
NAU-sponsored “call-in ” in the University Union.
“Peoplewould call upand say, ‘Hi, I supporthugher education,’
then she (State Sen. Carol Springer’s secretary) would ask if they
were from NAU and right after they said yes, she would hang up,”
said Candy Markle, ASNAU senate aide.
Springer said she guarantees the only callers who have been
hung up on are abusive callers, using abusive language.
“We have had some very nasty and rude calls —we attribute that
to the feet that people sometimes get emotional about certain
issues," Springer said. T h ere is no one here who would hang up
on someone unless they’re abusive."
She said she would not attribute the abusive calls to any
particular group because of the ethics involved.
Markle said ASNAU listens to what students say when they call
from its booth.
“We basically monitor what they say so we don’t get anyone
lobbying for the National Rifle Association or something like
that," Markle said. “I know that people have been angry and have
expressed their anger about the budget cuts over the phone, but
in no way has anyone been abusive.”
The “call-in* began Feb. 22 and is schedu led to condn ue un til
Friday but “may be extend for another week or two,” Markle said.
Call-in hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays.
Markle said ASNAU targeted legislators who are known to be
“against" higher education and those who have influence in the
Legislature. She said they called Springer, Sen. Larry Chesley,
Rep. Joe Hart and others.
“We’ve talked ip Carol Spruiger’s secretaries," Markle said.
“They hooked us up to an answering machine after they got tired
ofhandling our calls. They (the secretaries) were very, very rude.”
Fred Lavigne, junior social work major, said, “I talked to
Springer’s secretary and told her I was upset with the budget
situation, that it would be hard for me to adjust because I’m on
financial aid. I said itcould make a big difference financially...that
extra $150 could make or break me.”
He said that after he talked to the secretary, she said “OK, "and
then hung up.
“3 called up Larry Chesley’soffice and got his secretary, Mary,”
said Joey Watson, sophomore speech communication major.
“Before 1 could even finish what I wasgoing to say she hung upon
me."
John Marvel, senior chemistry/pre-med mayor, said he talked
to Chesiey’s secretary and gave his name and why he was calling.
"When I paused to take abreath halfway through my statement,
I over heard the secretary mty, quote, ‘Oh brother, another o n e /”
Marvel said. “After that she cut me off and said ‘I’ll give him
(Chesley) the same message I’ve been giving him all day/"
"I feel like ail the students calling made a impact, but as a
individual, I don’t have as much of a impact," he said. "But as a
group I’m sure we left an impression."
Faculty Senate approves SBRC cuts
By Damon Cline
The Lumbeijack
The “painful" cuts recommended by the
Faculty Senate Budget Review Committee
passed Monday and now go to University
President Eugene M. Hughes for approval.
TheFaculty Senate approved the cuts, which
recommend the elimination and modification
of 11 programs, in a 31-2 vote on Monday. The
recommendations call for up to$3.5 million in
“right-sizing” cuts if needed.
Race-based
"The whole proposal hurts, but recom­mending
cuts doesn’t mean those cuts
should be made," said Faculty Senate Presi­dent
Joe LingerfelL “Hopefully the cuts
(that need to be made) will be less severe
than they (colleges) think."
Lingerfelt said the Faculty Senate will
officially presen tthe cuts to Hughes March
18. Patricia Montanez, administrative as­sistant
to Hughes, said he will present hL
version of the proposal to the Arizona
Board of Regents April 15.
The Senate added a recommendadon
that $100,000 of faculty-promotion money
in the enhancement category be cut only as
a last resort The cuts would add up to
$300,000 over three years.
T h e last two years we had to give ‘dry
promotions,’which are promotions with no
raise," said Faculty Senate Secretary Leanne
Rumery.
Rumery said promotion mopey is impor­tant
to faculty because there has been no
cost-of-living pay increase in years.
Debate wer other enhancement programs,
particularly the forestry doctorate program,
slowed the senate’s approval process.
Forestry senators Steve Hart and Aregai
T ede gave dissenting votes to recommen­dations
that would halt funding to the doc­torate
program. BRC Chairman Richard
Fernandez reiterated the BRC position on
the recommendations.
“It’s not^ight to enhance one program
while you cut another,” Fernandez said.
Such “enhancement" programs would
have remained untouched in Hughes’ origi­nal
“right-sizing" proposal, which called for
the elimination of 19 programs.
Students are reacting strongly to programs
targeted for elimination or modification.
Paul Bowman, sophomore public relations
See CUTS, Page 7
Sierra Club blocks

iU M B E R J A Northern Arizona University • Flagstaff, Arizona
Vblume 88, Issue 7 0 COPYKIGHT1993 Wednesday, March 3,1993
scholarships
allowed
By John Die
The Lumberjack
A federal court recently upheld the right
of the U.S. Department of Education to
allow scholarships based solely on race at
tax-supported colleges.
But the number of scholarships based on
race alone at NAU is relatively small, said
James Pritchard, director of financial aid.
“We attach financial need to most of our
scholarships," Pritchard said.
At the iIjvjs l, f lA & jffe n s total of two o r
three scnolarsrups thatare solely race-baaed,
Pritchard said.
Scholarships based on race alone may
provide minority students the opportunity
for education they deserve, Pritchard said.
T his may be the incentive that would
draw underrepresented students to higher
education, and help them to realize their
fullest potential,r Pritchard said.
Frank Granillo, director of scholarshi psat
Arizona State University, said, “Race-based
scholarships, in conjunction with the uni­versity,
the community and the private sec­tor,
offer scholarships to attract under-rep­resented
students to the campus."
Granillo estimates that minority students
make up 15 percent of the ASU student
body. „
“It’s just one of many types of different
scholarships we offer,” Granillo said.
Scholarships based solely on race make up
about 2 percent of the scholarshipdoUarsASU
awards each year, Granillo said.
Phyllis Banister, director of financial aid
at the University of Arizona, said, “We pro­vide
a very broad range of differen t awards.
I’ve seen very few awards based solely on
ethnic background.*
Banister said although UA does not offer
a large number of race-based scholarships,
they are helpful to minority students who
are struggling financially.
“Race-based scholarships are just one way
togive und errepresen ted students a chance
to attend a college that they might not have
had otherwise,” Banister said.
Jazz notes Chris Moody/The Lumberjack.
Wynton Marsalis, left, on trumpet and Wycllff Gordon, right, on trombone play to a full houaa In Ardrsy
Auditorium Monday night Marsalis and his saptat played modern and classics! Jazz as well ss Bkiss.
Gay lifestyles conflict with campus housing
By Tiffany Palmer
The' Lumbeijstck
Molly Russell, ajunior elementary special educa­tion
major, to Id her roommate she was a lesbian right
from the start— and came home to an empty room
in McConneD Hall.
“One minute everything was fine and the next
minute she was gone," Russell said.
Roommate situations can often be difficult, but
when sexuality becomes an issue situations can be
uncomfortable for everyone involved.
IfNAU is con sistent with the national estimate, 600
gays and lesbians are now living on campus. Ten
percent of the population is estimated to be g»y or
lesbian,and the figure is even higher when bisexuals
are mchided.
Last Thursday, Ryan Clark, a senior sociology and
political science major, moved from his room in
Hanky Hall to McConneD Hall
Q ark is gay and said roommates treat him differ*
endywhen he is open and honest with them.
Besides stares, the undertones of what people
really think are becoming a concern.
"You kind of wonder under the surface if that’s
really the problem, * Clark said.
Q ark said on the outside people say they are
comfortable with it, but then act differently.
"He stopped changing in front o f me," Clark said.
“Like I was going to jum p him o r something.'*
Having to idqm has disrupted his fife and his
counework, Q ark said. I t throws you completely
o f f f o a f ”
Gays and lesbians are not the only students on
campus con fircn ting challenges when it to comes to
roommates. Straight students as well have to handle
the issue.
Alex Chambers, a freshman environmental sci­ence
major, is Mr* t^ht, but has many friends thatare
“I think the biggest problem in residence halls is
people making assumptions,"he said. T hey assume
that because I have gay friends that I’m gay also.”
Chambers’ roommate moved r n the third week
o f school this semester. Now Chambers, a Tinsley
resident, has his own room.
Derek Stooks, ajunior psychology major, was on
the other side of the fence. Last year, he lived in
Sechrist Hall with a roommate who is gay.
Stooks agreed to having him move in with him. “I
didn't know he was gay,” he said.
Stooks said everything went fine at first “After he
told me things went downhill.
“Ever since he told me, he became much more
what I consider in terms, homosexual. He started
bringing guys up to the room more, leaving out his
Stooks said what bothered him most is what people
would perceive ofhim. “When they knew that I knew
he was gay and I was stiH rooming with him, then they
really started getting on my case about it.”
Stooks said he was harassed for having a gay room­mate.
“1 started to get phone calls, ‘Is this the fog's
S « GAYS, Page 6
$7.4 million dig
By Casey DeLorme
SpeciaJ to The Lumberjack
The Sierra Club and four other environmental groups
continue to block NAU archeologists f r c n pursuing ?. $7.4
million dig in Ridges Basin, Colo.
Funded by the U.S. Bureau o f Reclamation, the university is
contracted to capture and protect American Indian artifacts
before the Bureau of Reclamation re-routes the Animas and
La Plata rivers through the Ridges Basin to reservations
located in the southwest com er of Colorado.
Animas-La Plata is part of a federal government/Am erican
Indian water-rights setdem ent that mandates that the Animas
and La Plata rivers will reach the Southern Ute and Ute tribes
by the end of the century.
Environmental groups are trying to block the project on
grounds that it does not comply with federal environmental-protection
Laws and needs permits under the Clean Water Act.
DrewCaputo, an attorney for the Sierra Club Legal Defense
Fund, a non-profit law firm representing the concerns of
See DIG, Page 6
Students, legislators
face off with call-in
Bv Lukas Ve huh
Tne Lumbeijack
Controversy is brewing at the Capitol because of students
calling the state Legislature as part of an Associated Students of
NAU-sponsored “call-in ” in the University Union.
“Peoplewould call upand say, ‘Hi, I supporthugher education,’
then she (State Sen. Carol Springer’s secretary) would ask if they
were from NAU and right after they said yes, she would hang up,”
said Candy Markle, ASNAU senate aide.
Springer said she guarantees the only callers who have been
hung up on are abusive callers, using abusive language.
“We have had some very nasty and rude calls —we attribute that
to the feet that people sometimes get emotional about certain
issues," Springer said. T h ere is no one here who would hang up
on someone unless they’re abusive."
She said she would not attribute the abusive calls to any
particular group because of the ethics involved.
Markle said ASNAU listens to what students say when they call
from its booth.
“We basically monitor what they say so we don’t get anyone
lobbying for the National Rifle Association or something like
that," Markle said. “I know that people have been angry and have
expressed their anger about the budget cuts over the phone, but
in no way has anyone been abusive.”
The “call-in* began Feb. 22 and is schedu led to condn ue un til
Friday but “may be extend for another week or two,” Markle said.
Call-in hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays.
Markle said ASNAU targeted legislators who are known to be
“against" higher education and those who have influence in the
Legislature. She said they called Springer, Sen. Larry Chesley,
Rep. Joe Hart and others.
“We’ve talked ip Carol Spruiger’s secretaries," Markle said.
“They hooked us up to an answering machine after they got tired
ofhandling our calls. They (the secretaries) were very, very rude.”
Fred Lavigne, junior social work major, said, “I talked to
Springer’s secretary and told her I was upset with the budget
situation, that it would be hard for me to adjust because I’m on
financial aid. I said itcould make a big difference financially...that
extra $150 could make or break me.”
He said that after he talked to the secretary, she said “OK, "and
then hung up.
“3 called up Larry Chesley’soffice and got his secretary, Mary,”
said Joey Watson, sophomore speech communication major.
“Before 1 could even finish what I wasgoing to say she hung upon
me."
John Marvel, senior chemistry/pre-med mayor, said he talked
to Chesiey’s secretary and gave his name and why he was calling.
"When I paused to take abreath halfway through my statement,
I over heard the secretary mty, quote, ‘Oh brother, another o n e /”
Marvel said. “After that she cut me off and said ‘I’ll give him
(Chesley) the same message I’ve been giving him all day/"
"I feel like ail the students calling made a impact, but as a
individual, I don’t have as much of a impact," he said. "But as a
group I’m sure we left an impression."
Faculty Senate approves SBRC cuts
By Damon Cline
The Lumbeijack
The “painful" cuts recommended by the
Faculty Senate Budget Review Committee
passed Monday and now go to University
President Eugene M. Hughes for approval.
TheFaculty Senate approved the cuts, which
recommend the elimination and modification
of 11 programs, in a 31-2 vote on Monday. The
recommendations call for up to$3.5 million in
“right-sizing” cuts if needed.
Race-based
"The whole proposal hurts, but recom­mending
cuts doesn’t mean those cuts
should be made," said Faculty Senate Presi­dent
Joe LingerfelL “Hopefully the cuts
(that need to be made) will be less severe
than they (colleges) think."
Lingerfelt said the Faculty Senate will
officially presen tthe cuts to Hughes March
18. Patricia Montanez, administrative as­sistant
to Hughes, said he will present hL
version of the proposal to the Arizona
Board of Regents April 15.
The Senate added a recommendadon
that $100,000 of faculty-promotion money
in the enhancement category be cut only as
a last resort The cuts would add up to
$300,000 over three years.
T h e last two years we had to give ‘dry
promotions,’which are promotions with no
raise," said Faculty Senate Secretary Leanne
Rumery.
Rumery said promotion mopey is impor­tant
to faculty because there has been no
cost-of-living pay increase in years.
Debate wer other enhancement programs,
particularly the forestry doctorate program,
slowed the senate’s approval process.
Forestry senators Steve Hart and Aregai
T ede gave dissenting votes to recommen­dations
that would halt funding to the doc­torate
program. BRC Chairman Richard
Fernandez reiterated the BRC position on
the recommendations.
“It’s not^ight to enhance one program
while you cut another,” Fernandez said.
Such “enhancement" programs would
have remained untouched in Hughes’ origi­nal
“right-sizing" proposal, which called for
the elimination of 19 programs.
Students are reacting strongly to programs
targeted for elimination or modification.
Paul Bowman, sophomore public relations
See CUTS, Page 7
Sierra Club blocks